Athens (AL) previews home GENERAL Nickname: Golden Eagles Colors: Black/Old Gold Coach: Cody Gross League: 6A Region 7 (moving from 6A Region 8) Playoff Division: 6A Playoff Division Rank: #19 RETURNERS Returning Offensive Starters: 8 Returning Defensive Starters: 8 2017 JV Record: 7-0 TOP PLAYERS Logan Smothers 6'2" 180 Junior QB Kannon Biggs 6'4" 270 Senior G Ethan Rinke 6'3" 240 Senior DE RATINGS 2017 Final Power Rating: 15 2017 National Rank: #3677 2017 State Rank: #84 General Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +4.5 D1 Talent (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: +1.5 Non-Senior D1 Talent Rating Bonus: +3.9 2018 Starting Power Rating: 9.3 2018 National Rank: #2129 2018 State Rank: #45 Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2017 Rating): 21.4 Dynasty National Rank: #3135 2018 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 12.1 Dynasty Record: 84-91 (51-52 in league) HISTORICAL 2017 Overall Record: 6-6 2017 League Record/Finish: 4-3 (tied for 3rd) 2017 Points For Average: 21.9 2017 Points Against Average: 24.8 2017 Differential: -2.9 2017 Wins: #2359 Florence (28-24), #4339 Decatur (27-14), #4427 Hazel Green (29-12), #8566 East Limestone (Athens) (27-9), #10085 Russellville (35-7), #10440 Columbia (Huntsville) (42-0) 2017 Losses: #327 Austin (Decatur) (69-28), #429 Clay-Chalkville (Pinson) (21-0), #1459 Sparkman (Harvest) (48-11), #1730 Muscle Shoals (35-14), #2863 Huntsville (23-15), #2884 Hartselle (35-7) 2017 Opponents W-L: 72-66 Recent State Championships: 2006 (5A) Winning Streak Entering 2018 Season: none SCHEDULE 2018 Schedule: 8/24 Sparkman (Harvest), 8/31 at Gardendale, 9/7 at Hartselle, 9/14 Decatur, 9/21 at Hazel Green, 9/28 East Limestone (Athens), 10/5 at Cullman, 10/12 Columbia (Huntsville), 10/19 Muscle Shoals, 10/26 at Lee (Huntsville), 11/1 Austin (Decatur) Highest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Austin (Decatur) (27.1), Muscle Shoals (19.1), Hartselle (11.6) Lowest-Rated 2018 Regular Season Opponents: Columbia (Huntsville) (-29.8), East Limestone (Athens) (-16.9), Hazel Green (-15) 2017 Regular Season Schedule Strength: 17.9 (23.2 overall) 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -1.2 2018 vs. 2017 Schedule Strength Comparison: -19.1 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #73 2018 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #2780 2018 Projected Regular Season Record: 8-3 2018 Projected League Finish: 3rd 2018 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1% |